DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/15 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 54.4 - - 55.8 - - 39.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -41 - - -18 - - -16 - - 38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 47 - - 157 - - 48 - - 617 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 920 - - 920 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 936 - - 1046 - - 937 - - 1506 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 649 - - 1537 - - 1418 - - 723 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 22 - - 29 - - 0 - - 121 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 20 - - 11 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 144 - - 185 - - 203 - - 027 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -920 - - 110 - - 0 - - 571 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1856 - - 936 - - 937 - - 935 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9186 - - -635 - - -458 - - 172 ODpotential blCL - - - 10122 - - 1681 - - 1395 - - 1334 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 550 - - 140 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 54.4 - - 55.8 - - 39.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.2 - - 53.1 - - 55.3 - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.8 - - 55.0 - - 56.4 - - 39.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.8 - - 53.0 - - 55.6 - - 37.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -41 - - -18 - - -16 - - 38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 47 - - 157 - - 48 - - 617 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 101 - - 102 - - 104 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 9 - - 10 - - 5 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96441 16 253 12 277 10 266 13 248 96441 89300 8 229 7 262 12 271 10 279 89300 83775 7 324 4 210 12 249 14 302 83775 79170 3 246 7 279 6 274 10 303 79170 75162 8 331 9 298 3 260 12 282 75162 71593 21 292 16 297 6 303 13 295 71593 68348 19 295 23 277 17 282 18 297 68348 65352 27 288 24 257 19 262 27 281 65352 62566 31 277 24 247 30 264 26 266 62566 59857 37 274 30 262 35 263 21 261 59857 57010 44 266 41 261 37 259 27 273 57010 54040 48 263 43 255 40 251 38 260 54040 51204 49 253 45 249 47 252 43 256 51204 48646 51 249 47 248 50 250 51 249 48646 46346 54 249 51 245 53 246 49 239 46346 44261 57 252 57 238 61 237 51 236 44261 42361 68 244 64 239 65 229 61 228 42361 40624 69 240 72 233 65 221 65 218 40624 39031 68 231 70 227 65 219 79 218 39031 37578 69 230 68 220 72 219 92 213 37578 36247 77 231 65 219 74 218 94 207 36247 34976 81 233 63 222 70 216 87 192 34976 33685 76 236 63 224 66 213 84 192 33685 32341 73 238 65 224 65 212 81 191 32341 30946 70 231 67 223 65 212 78 192 30946 29488 69 226 66 222 65 211 73 193 29488 27954 68 223 64 222 67 212 68 195 27954 26345 67 225 63 222 66 215 65 199 26345 24662 65 230 62 221 64 217 67 205 24662 22909 60 230 60 220 63 215 72 213 22909 21092 61 218 59 218 64 214 66 220 21092 19198 61 211 63 218 66 213 57 226 19198 17220 59 212 65 218 66 213 54 222 17220 15198 63 212 68 214 65 214 50 216 15198 13252 67 207 63 213 60 215 46 211 13252 11483 66 201 58 218 57 217 45 207 11483 9911 61 196 51 219 57 219 48 204 9911 8513 52 195 45 221 56 220 50 203 8513 7270 41 199 41 232 54 219 49 201 7270 6163 32 204 44 234 50 214 45 198 6163 5182 31 207 53 223 46 209 35 189 5182 4320 38 210 57 211 44 204 24 174 4320 3561 45 209 54 205 41 203 13 134 3561 2887 48 201 52 200 38 204 14 063 2887 2298 44 189 48 196 36 204 21 037 2298 1810 35 171 42 191 30 202 22*032 1810 1438 26 157 36 188 25 202 22*029 1438 1181 20 150 30*187 20 203 21 027 1181 1025 17*147 26*186 17*203 19 026 1025 935 11*144 18 185 11*203 15 023 935 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography